3. TODAY (Part 1)
● Drums! Beats!
● MIDI for drums
● Basic beats
● Programming BASS
● Other instruments
4. TODAY (Part 1)
● ESSENTIAL DRUM SOUNDS: (EZ DRUMMER)
● Kick
● Snare
● Hats (Open / Closed)
● Tom
● Cymbal
● Clap
● Sub (Ableton)
5. TODAY (Part 1)
Drums! Beats!
1. Everyone open a new session, Create > Insert MIDI
Track. Rename the Midi Track ‘DRUMS’. Make the track
PINK. Delete all the audio tracks.
2. In the sidebar menu, click on ‘Drums’ and
preview the various drum sounds by clicking
once on the options available.
3. Pick one and drag it into your DRUMS track.
6. TODAY (Part 1)
Drums! Beats!
1. ARM the track.
2. Play some of the drum samples. Try and tap out a
beat with the keyboard.
8. TODAY (Part 1)
Programming In Drums
1. Put the cursor in the first clip slot in your Drum
track. Create a MIDI clip by either double-clicking in
that slot or right-click> Insert MIDI Clip
2. Draw in MIDI notes by either using the pen tool or
double-clicking on the cells of the Midi Note Editor
window.
CUT / PASTE /
DUPLICATE ALL
WORK IN THIS
WINDOW
9. TODAY (Part 1)
BEAT BASICS
NOW EXPERIMENT
PUTTING IN ONE OR
TWO MORE KICKS
OR EXTRA HATS?
WRITE THREE
DRUMS PARTS:
1. Intro
2. Part A
3. Part B
10. TODAY (Part 2)
BASS AND SYNTHS
1. Everyone open a new session, Create > Insert MIDI
Track. Rename the Midi Track ‘BASS’. Make the track
GREEN.
2. In the sidebar menu, click on ‘Instruments’ and
use the search bar above to search ‘Bass’.
3. Preview them & drag one into BASS track.
4. Repeat above for other instruments
11. TODAY (Part 3)
ELECTRONIC SOUNDS
1. BASS
2. LEADS
3. PADS
4. PLUCKS (ABLETON CLIPS)
EXPLORE THESE NOW. Add at least one of each to your
track…
SAVE YOUR WORK
12. NEXT WEEK
We get into some devices that help you sculpt your own
sounds from instruments, namely IMPULSE and
SIMPLER.
